Suicide bomber kills 25 at mosque in northwest Pakistan

September 16, 2016 21:19

At least 25 people, including five children, were killed and 30 others injured when a Taliban suicide bomber shouting 'Allahu Akbar' blew himself up inside a mosque packed with worshippers for Friday prayers in Mohmand Agency in Pakistan's restive northwest tribal region,

The attacker blew himself when the prayers were in progress at the mosque in the Anbar tehsil of the agency bordering Afghanistan.

"A suicide bomber was in the mosque. He shouted 'Allahu Akbar' and blew himself up," Assistant Political Agent Naveed Akbar told reporters.

Jamat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter group of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, today claimed responsibility for the attack.

He said that Friday prayers were being offered around 2 PM when the powerful blast took place.

At least 25 people, including five children, were killed in the attack and 30 others injured, Pakistani media reported, citing officials.

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